1.What are the characteristics of the following members of Parvana’s family?

(Characteristics of a person would be things like their personality, their age, their occupation and their interests).

Parvana’s Mother

She likes Nooria better than Parvana.

She always go on Nooria's side when ever there's an argument between Nooria and Parvana.

Her temper gets shorter everyday.

Parvana’s Father

He was history teacher.

He studied at University of England.

Nooria

She has a thick, long and beautiful hair.

She mostly starts an arguments with Parvana.

She is the second oldest kid in the family.

Ali

He is a two year-old boy.

He is the youngest kid in the family.

Maryam

She is a 5 year-old girl.

She is the fourth oldest kid in the family.

2. Why did Parvana’s father specifically ask her to take care of the rest of the family? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Parvana's father asked her to take of the family because she was the one who went to the market and knew more than her family except her father, and she was the only one that went outside with her father to the market.

3. How will Parvana’s family deal with the loss of her father? Explain your thinking.

I think Parvana's family will deal of the loss of her father by hiding from the soldiers that took her father and hide from the bombing or they could just stay inside their house.